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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 591,022, dated October5, 1897.

Application filed January 23, 1897. Serial No. 620,384. (No model.)

To 60% whomt't may concern:

Be it known that l, OTTOMAR STEINER, a subject of the Emperor ofGermany, and a resident of Frankenberg, in the Kingdom of Saxony andEmpire of Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMattresses, Pillows, and Similar Articles, of which the following is aspecification, ref erence being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part thereof, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts wherever found throughout the several views.

This invention relates to mattresses, pillows, and similar articles andto a new process for manufacturing articlesof this class whereby many ofthe objections to such arti cles as now generally made are obviated. Allspring, horsehair, sea-grass, or feather mattresses as usually madegenerally take up dust, germs of disease, and the like, and the removalof which is only possible to people of unusual skill, as the taking topieces and putting together of the mattress or pillow is very difiicultand can usually be accomplished only by those W110 thoroughly understandthe construction thereof, and as a consequencethe cleaning of themattress or pillow, as well as the loosening of the same, is onlyundertaken in few cases and when the same becomes absolutely necessaryfor hygienic reasons. A further inconvenience resulting from the presentprocess of constructing mattresses consists in the packing and crushingof the material of which they are composed and the method of theirconstruction, by which they are usually stitched through and through,and to obviate these and other difficulties I provide my improvedmattresses and pillows with single cells having perpendicular cellwalls,said cells being designed to receive the packing or other material whichconstitutes the body of the mattress or pillow.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which- Figure 1 is aplan view of a piece of goods, two of which are employed in making amattress; Fig. 2, a similar view showing a part of the process ofconstruction; Fig. 3, a similar View showing the side walls of themattress covered, as well as the separate cells thereof; Fig. 4, aperspective end view of a mattress-casin g made according to myinvention; Fig. 5, a view similar to Fig. 1, showing a modified methodof forming the cells. Figs. 6 and 7 are perspective views of themattress made according to my invention; Fig. 8, a perspective View of amattress made according to my invention and provided with a removablecover; Fig. 9, a side view of a pillow similarly made and provided witha removable cover; and Figs. 10 and ll represent modified forms of themattress-casing which I employ.

In the practice of my invention, reference being made to Figs. 1 to 4,inclusive, I provide a mattress casing or covering which consists of twosimilar pieces of goods A, one of which is designed to form the bottomand the other the top, and these pieces of goods are provided withzigzag lines a, and I also stitch or otherwise secure along these linesnarrow strips or ribbons B, by means of which cells C are formed, andeach of the pieces A, which constitute the top and bottom of themattress-casing, are provided at their sides and ends with longitudinalfolding strips a which are adapted to overlap and be con nected by meansof buttons or to be stitched together or otherwise secured in anydesired manner.

In practice one end of the mattress or pillow is usually left open, asshown in Fig. 1, so as to expose the separate rows of cells, and saidcells may be filled with the desired packing or mattress materialthrough these exposed openings, or they may be filled before the top orcover is applied.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a modified arrange ment of the cells, and in thisform of construction the strips or ribbons B, which are stitched to thebottom and top of the cover or casing, are arranged diagonally, and thecells thus formed are square.

In Fig. 6 I have shown one form ofimattress made according to thisinvention, which consists of four rows of cells C, said mattress beingprovided with a cover and being ready for use, and in Fig. 7 a similarview showing the covering raised at one corner, and I may also providemeans to prevent the mattress or packing material from coming out of thecells, as shown in Fig. 10, said means consisting of square pieces D,composed of any suitable fabric or goods, which are fastened in positionby sewing or otherwise in such manner that they cover the corners of thecells, and are secured thereto by stitching or otherwise, and the outercells are covered by strips E, formed on the sides and ends of the coveror casing of the mattress.

In Fig. 8 I have shown a mattress made according to my invention, inwhich the separate cells C are filled with any preferred packing ormattress material, and the mattress thus formed is provided with adetachable or removable cover G, which may be connected therewith in themanner of an ordinary pillow, and which is provided at one end withfolding flaps g, by means of which it may be closed by buttons, hooks,or otherwise.

In Fig. 9 I have shown a pillow similarly made and provided with asimilar cover, which may be connected therewith and removed therefromwhenever desired, and in Fig. 11 Ihave shown a cover or casing G,provided with a central longitudinal slit or opening 9 the edges ofwhich are provided with loops or eyes 9 and the strips or ribbons B aresimilarly provided with loops or eyes (9, and a cord H is woven throughthese loops or eyes, and the slit 9 of the cover or casing is thus drawntogether and at the same time connected with the strips or ribbons B bywhich the cells are formed.

In mattresses and pillows constructed as herein described it isimpossible for the mattress or packing material to become dislodged orpacked or crushed out of proper shape or position, and a purchaser canreadily determine of what material the mattress or pillow is composed,and it will be apparent that the cells may be filled with any desirableor suitable mattress or packing material.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent I As an improved article of manufacture, a mattress orsimilar article comprising a covering which is provided with zigzaglines to which are secured ribbons, whereby a plurality of cells areformed; longitudinal folding strips which are adapted to be securedtogether, and suitable packing material to fill said cells and means toprevent said packing material leaving the cells consisting of squarepieces D and strips E, said mattress being provided with a cover whichis provided with flaps adapted to be closed by suitable fasteningdevices, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 28th day ofOctober, 1896.

OTTOMAR STEINER.

\Vitnesses:

JOSEPH P. Fox, EUG. VALEOT.

